Toy



April 30, 1940: H, D, ALLEN 7 2,198,799

TOY

Filed June 6, 1939 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 9 INVENTOR. flare/J /9//2/? ATTORNEYS H. D. ALLEN April 30, 1940.

O Filed June 6, 1939 2 Sheets-She et 2 INVENTOR. -/4 /e// M ATTORNEYS 3 6 a M 5 5 m whichis olrawn by atoy animal; figure or the like. i

PatentedA pn 30; 194 thing,

" v 1fTE -ST T 3' Harold D. Allen hast Hampton, Conn, assignor i toThe Gong and rrior e particularly to a wagontype' doffitoy *On'jofthe objects of myjinvention is to provide a toylof novel construction which will simulate the natural movements of a owl or the like,

wh-en the wheels of thetoyrevolve. i

Anoth r object of my invention is to provide afltoy of wagon drawn type inwhich bers are ,movably mounted on the wheels of {EL figure looatedanterior to the wagon, and pedal members areseoured was lower end of said legjmembers, thus imparting to the e naturalfmovemerrtsof al fowl erelihe, when the I wheels'revolvehf l l e v e n Another object of my invention is to "provide a toy ofjthe wagon type and drawn by a toyanimal Orfigu re; said wagon having a noise producing mechanism emitting {noises corresponding to-the 'naturalnoises or sounds producedby the animal imitated, when the wheelsrofathetoy revolve.

plain thefisame withoutllimitingigit in any \erally comprises an animated fowl figure Fand alwagonjor cart said figure beingrigidly joined. to said cart by a harness H. L

other suitable material. may 'be cutoutand painted to=simulate any ania mal "orfigure, such asa hen for example, as il- Another object: of mylinvention" is to provide struction and effective in operation.

understood that ,the above statement of the objects of my invention is intended generally to Sexs Fig.4 is: abottOmrilanview.

Fig. this a diagrammatic view, showinglthe legsyofythetoy in various positions. l l i Referring to the;drawings,-my toyidevice gencomprises a body member 5, made of woool or any q Said body ,member 5 lustrated in the drawings.

Body mem er E is mounted on wheels I land)? t by means of axle Gqpassing through thecentersj of said wheels and through the; lower part. of

leg mam Leg members 1 and 8 assume and vice versa. When leg Bell Manufacturing Company, East-Hampton, Conn, a corporation of GunlApp iicati0n :.Iune 6, 1939; el'ial v No. 2775691 d reclaims; ;(o1.46 104) v. d d l Myinvention relatestoimprovements intoys bodymemberi 5, said wheels being rigidly con nected to said axlen Pedal members 9 and II] are 8, Said pedal members being made preferably of a soft pliablematerial sothat a flapping motion will be producedywhen leg members 1 and 8are animated. l

As clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 3, leg members spectively. Between thevertical arms of leg members 1' and 8, horizontalshoulders it and i1 as the thickness of either of wheels I or 2, so as to permit free rotation of said wheels between areflformed, said shoulders being at least as wide a the lowertvertical arm of said leg members and body member 5,as shown in Fig. .a n improved toy of thewagontype and drawnby U atoygfigure or the likegwhich is sturdylinf conf 1 Other objects of myinven'tionwill beset forth in the following description and'drawings, Iwhieh illustrate preferred embodiments thereof; it being 5. "I'he bottom portion of the lower vertical leg arms arelhoria zontally bent to form horizontal base members l9 and 20. The' outer free end of said base members; are lturnjed inwardly to secure pedal mem- 'bers 9 and It! to said basemember s.

3 l2 and l3are slidable on the inwardly bent end portions Hand 24 of harness H. l

Legmembers 1 and 8 areanimated as follows:

' The toy is pulled bya string 8- or the likeand wheels I and! are thus gcaused to be revolved. l

and D represent differentjpositions of one of the leg members. Starting from position A, the leg member is at its Referring to Fig. 6, AB; C

lowest position and as the wheel rotates ninety degrees," the leg member moves backwards and d T and Bare formed with uppervertical slots l2 and I3, and lowerl vertical slots [4 and-l-5, re-' upwardly/taking the position designated as position B; When the wheel has oompleted a full halfrevolution, the leg member reaches its high est position and lies directly above the axle of the wheel. As the wheel rotates for another ninety degrees, the leg member moves forwardly anddownwardlyto assume position D and as saidwheel "completes a revolution, theleg member returns to its original relative position A. v opposite positions since pinmembers 2i and member 1 assumes po- 22 are diametrically opposed. Thatis, when leg member 1 assumes v V sition'A, leg member 8 will assume position C r and vice versa. It should be noted that the distance between the lower end of the upper slot and the upper end of thelower slot is equal to or less than the distance between the bent in end .of harness H and the eccentric pm, when said .pin is at its highest position, The distance between the upper end of the upper slot and the lower end of the lower slot is equal to or greater than the distance between the bent in endof harness H and the eccentric pin, when said'pin is at its lowestposition. I

'As' will benoted from the drawings, harness H consists of two bent wires/ and 2%, whose front parts run parallel, abut and. are securedto each sideoi body member 5 by means of staples "H. The extreme front end of each wire is bent outwardlyand then inwardly so as to allow leg members i and .8 .to freely slide between the harness and the body member (see Fig. 2). The

rear part of harness H flaresoutwardly and is secured to the underside, of the, front part of wagon Wby means of cross-barfifi, bolt 29 and nut Eli.

Wagon W is mounted V andtt, said wheels rotating with shaft 313, said shaft being rotatab-ly connected .to a pair of Said blocks 31d and -35 by means of staples 36y; blocks iii and 35 are alsoqsecured to the underside of the wag-on by staples 36.

1 Fig. '3 shows a noise producing mechanism. in.

association with wagon W. Said noise producing mechanism comprises a disom'ember 31 rigidly .connect-ed to shaft iifi so as to :rotatetherewith, x

Said disc member ti has an irregular peripheral edge having its, extreme portion-13B- serrated.

An-aperture '39 is formedin' base-4B of wagon W; A resonantdiaphragm member M, having a continuous side wall 42 coinciding with theinner face of aperture 39, is held in aperture 39 by means of staples it. The upper end of aperture is covered by lid tdsaid lid having a hole 35 ormed therein. Rigidlyconnected-to the lower face of diaphragm ti is the resilient *member, 66.

rotate and'when the free end of resilient member it contacts serrated portion diifofdisc 3'! diaphragm ii ,iscaused to Vibrate thus producing a noise or a series of sounds, and when the non- ,ser-rated portion ii of disc 3'? contacts the free end of resilient member dt, diaphragm ii does not vibrate and'no noise or sound isproduced;

The relative duration of the noise emitted depends upon the lengthcf serrated portion 38. Thus by varying the shape of disc Bi'and by varying the shape, size and resonance of diaphragm M, different types of soundsmay be produced to simulate the natural sounds of the figure drawing the Wagon. In the present case, disc 3'! is so shaped and diaphragm ll so formed that the noises or sounds emitted simulate a cackling hen. 1 I

I have shown the leg members animated by two wheels having diametrically'opposed eccentric pins mounted thereon but it is quite obvious that a single wheel may replace. the, two wheels as shown in Fig. 7. More particularly, a wheel 5% is rigidly mounted on crank iii; .The central shaft 5? cf crank 5i is rotatable inbearingstd, said bearings being rigidly connected to the lower part of the body member I Said crank 5i is.-

formed with the diametrically opposed handle portions 55, said handle portionsfhaving the enlarged heads 56. A pair of pins 5 are located in body portion 54 vertically above the shaft 52 of crank 5! The legmember's 5%,havi'ng a pair ona pair of wheels 3| of vertical slots-iormedtherein, are connected 1 and operatei'n the same manner as the'leg members of the embodiment alreadyi described and difier therefrom only in shape. j I have shown and described preferred embodiments of my invention and it. is obvious that,

numerous changes and omissions may be made without departingfrom'itsspirit, Likewise; I do 7 not wish to be limited to any specific form or type of animal or figure'nor toany particular type of wagon or cart. Likewise, the noise making mechanism may be incorporated in the figure instead of in the wagon as described.

l.' An animated figure of the character de: scribed comprisinga body, member simulating an animal or the like, wheels upon whichlsaid body member is mounted, an eccentric pin mounted on each of said wheels, leg members having upper; I and lower. openings formed therein, each of said leg members beingmovably mounted upon each of said wheels,the lower openings being slidably engaged by the eccentric pins, the upper-openings being also'slidably engaged by means mounted on the body member, and a pedal member secured to the base of ealch leg member. i,

2. An. animated toy of the character described comprising a-wagon and a figure posittloned anterior to and rigidly connected to said wagon,

. wheelsv upon which said wagonand figure are mounted, an *e'ccentricpin mounted on eachiof the wheels of'said figure, step-shaped leg memhers having upper and lower slots formed therein,

each of said leg members being'movably mounted upon each of the wheelsof said' figure, thelower 1 slot of each leg member being .sflidably engaged by each eccentric pin, theupper slotor" each leg member being slidably engagedby a stationary pin mounted on the body of the'figure, anda pedal, member secured to the base of each leg member. 1

{3, An animated toy of the' 'character described;

terior to said wagon, a" harness connecting said figureto said wagon, one end of said harness being connected to the body of the figure, the

opposite end of said harness being connected to the wagornwheels upon which said wagon and figure are mounted, an eccentric pinniounted on each of the wheelsof said figure, stepped shaped comprising a wagon and a figure positioned. an-

leg members having upper and lower slots formed I each leg member being slidably' 'engaged by' the of the body of the figure,.and a pedal member secured tothe base of each leg'memb'er'.

4. A toy ofthe character 'describedcomprising an animated figure simulating an animal or the like mounted on a pair of wheels, said wheels being rigidly joined by a shaft passing through ftherein, each of said leg members being movably mounted. upon each of the wheels of the figure, the lower slot of each leg member being slidably engaged by each eccentric pin, theupfiper slot of end portion of the harness connected to each face.

the bottom of said figure, a eccentrically mounted on each Wheel, said pins being diamet rically opposed, a pair of step-shaped leg-members having upper and lower slots formed therein,

the lower slots of said leg members being slidably engaged by said eccentric pins, the upper slots of said le'g members being engaged by the inwardly bent 'termini of a harness which joins said animated figure to a cart, the upper arms of said' leg membersQabutting the figure and joined to the lower arms of said leg members'by outwardly extending horizontal shoulders, the

lower arms of said leg members abutting the wheels, the bases of said leg members being bent {horizontally outward and having pedal members secured to said bases, a cart in combination with said figure secured to the opposite end of the harness, said cart being mounted on a pair of wheels, said wheels being rigidly joined by a shaft member.

5. A toy of the character described compris ing a figure simulating ananimal or the like mountedon apair of wheels, an eccentric pin positioned on each of said wheels, step-shaped leg members having upper and lower slots formed therein, each of said leg members being movably mounted upon each of the wheels, the lower slot of each leg member being slidably engaged by each eccentric pin, the upper slot of each leg member being slidably engaged by fixed means mounted in'the bodyof the figure, the bases of 

